Introduction to Web Server and

Server Products
Dr. Gajanan A. Vaishnav
M.Pharm. (Pharm.Chem.), Ph.D. (Pharmacy), LLB
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Yash Institute of Pharmacy, Aurangabad

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 Web Servers

• A web server is a program that responds to

requests made by clients (web browsers) using
http protocol.

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 Apache Web Server
• Reliable
• Efficient
• Open source
• Modular
• Free

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 IIS Web Server
• Internet Information Services
• Runs on Microsoft .NET platform and
Windows OS.

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 Functions of web server
1. Accepts requests from web browsers.
2. Processes requests users
3. Respond to user requests
4. Serve the web pages using web applications.

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Difference between Web Browser and
Web Server
Web Browser
• Used to make requests to
web servers and display
web pages to users.
• Front end of client/ server
configuration
• Examples: Google Chrome,
Internet Explorer, Mozilla
Firefox
Web Server
• Processes requests by web
browsers and send web
pages to users.
• Back end of client/server
configuration,
• Examples: Apache Web
Server, IIS web server